The tables illustrate the number of exchange students between universities in Australia and five European nations in the years of 2007 and 2009.
Overall, more students pursued exchange programs to Australia rather than those going to Europe. The former witnessed an increasing trend over two years while the latter showed the same number.
Regarding to foreign students from European nations going to Australian universities, France and Netherlands recorded the same number of students participating in the Autralian’s exchange program between 2007 and 2009, with the former around 61 students and the latter 36 students. A significant rise was observed in Germany, surging from 27 to 62 students in a given period, while the figure for Sweden was slower, from 34 to 42 students. By contrast, the UK experienced a downward trend, dropping from 31 to 26 students after two years.
In terms of Australian attendees moving to universities in Europe, France’ universities were the most popular places which attracted the most students from Australia in 2007 and 2009, growing from 37 to 58 students. Similarly, the number of students from Australia who enrolled in this program in Germany grew considerably, at 18 and 26 students, respectively. Although Sweden, the UK, and Netherlands’ universities recorded a large number of Australian candidates, approximately 32 students in 2007, the figures dropped dramatically, ranging from 18 and 27 students by 2009.